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CHICAGO – The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5-4, has struck down part of the “aggravated felony” definition, one of the most punishing provisions in U.S. immigration law. The Court found a provision, which triggers automatic removal for offenses that by their nature tend to be “crimes of…

White House Memo Institutionalizes a National Policy of Cruelty
On Friday evening the President signed a memo ending a practice he refers to as “catch and release.” The term “catch and release” refers to the practice of allowing refugee men, women, and children who are fleeing persecution from…

As the Trump administration and Attorney General Jeff Sessions continue to escalate their attacks on immigrants and our nation’s justice system, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) condemns the Department of Justice’s implementation of a quota system that will punish immigration judges for…

As ICE Continues to Violate Child Protection Laws, Young Mother Joins NIJC Class-Action Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A teen mother who fled to the United States from El Salvador with her toddler son and spent two weeks at an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter for unaccompanied…

Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced it has rescinded its policy of jailing pregnant women only in cases involving extraordinary circumstances. Instead, the agency intends to treat pregnant women as it would anyone else, using a “case-by-case custody determination” process…

New Resource for Local Governments Seeking to Navigate Trump Rhetoric on ICE Detainers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Five leading immigrant and civil rights organizations issued a joint report today detailing the illegalities inherent in each of the U.S. government’s repeated attempts to enlist local law…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of immigrant teenagers who came to the United States alone and later were transferred from government shelters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers when they turned 18. Many,…

NIJC Condemns Weakening of Due Process as Government Targets More Immigrants for Prolonged Detention
Statement of Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center
CHICAGO - The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is deeply disappointed by today’s U.S. Supreme…